Halvorsen, who now lives in Lapeer County, pleaded to killing 20-year-old Tyler Meiser in a 1:30 a.m. June 24 crash on Gasper north of Fergus in Albee Township.

The charge to which Halvorsen pleaded carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. Prosecutors will recommend that Borchard not sentence Halvorsen to any initial incarceration and order him to serve probation with alcohol monitoring. If Halvorsen were to violate his probation, Borchard would have the option of sentencing him to jail or prison.

Court records show prosecutors consulted with Meiser's family regarding the no-incarceration recommendation.

Twin Township paramedics declared Meiser dead at the scene, the sheriff said. Halvorsen was injured and transported to St. Mary's of Michigan hospital in Saginaw, Federspiel said.

At the time of the crash, investigators believed speed was a factor, and they were awaiting results of Halvorsen's blood test. Saginaw County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Boyd told The Saginaw News that the results of the test showed Halvorsen's blood-alcohol content was 0.23, or nearly three times the legal limit.

Halvorsen was not 21 at the time of the crash.

Halvorsen remains free on a $15,000 personal recognizance bond that requires him to report daily to authorities and remain on an alcohol monitor through Kozy Bail Bonds of Saginaw.